Daily Republican., 1887-10-26

swept away. 1t Is . farce. No matter
how poor man mny be, II he runs for
an office he can always show the neces
ssry property. The constitution Of the
United States says nothing about prop |
erty qualification. Even the President
is not required to own any property.
He wanted judicial reform. he want |
ed to rec the time when 1t would not
require thres grave judges to try
day when judges would not leave the
business In the court Of New Castle
County to rush of to their homes In
Kent aud Sussex. He wanted to soc
the judges accountable to the people
and elected for o term OF years. Yon
might argue that bad men would be
elected. But the judges In other States
are quito ss good ss in Delaware. The
speaker then went on 70 ssy that In 26l
States the judges are elected; In seven
appointed by the Governor, subject To-
che approval Of the Assembly; in four
by the Legislature without the Cover
nor, and in one, which 10 Delaware, by
the Governor alone. In other States, II
bad man Is put mp for judge the bet
ter people Of both parties combine and
put him down. In recent election for
Judge In PhiiAdelphia the Republican
candidate WAS not suited to the place,
and 800 or 400 prominent lawyers met
and advised the people TO turn him
down, and Democratic Gordon was
elected In Republican Philadelphia. To
Baltimore recently, Judge Phelps was
elected by . union Of all parties.
He never heard of such . thing any
where else As the Governor appointing
the county officers. He did not think
that he should have the power to give
fat Offices to his friends. II the Legis-
lAture had to confirm the appoin tments
there are many OF them that would
never have been made. II the speaker
had been in the Legislature and such
appointments had been sent In hs would
have "msde Rome how'll" and the peo-
BILE should have known why.
He thought there should be more
men In the Legislature. There 10 TOO
N uch bsrroom and hotel Legislation.
We don't want Q little table Of nine
men for Senate. We want more, 30
that things will be open TO discussion.
New Castle County, with . population
greater than both Kent and Su,sex
should have more represen tatives than
she has. By whatever test you choot q
TO apply; by wealth or by population
she tserves more. II Wilmington ia
not TO be represented man for man then
rural New Castle County should not be
forgotten. Rural New CASTLE has rp ore
population than Kent aud nearly as
much a. Sussex. We want district
rep.esep tatlon. 1t would be betser II
men of both parties were in the LsRis
lature.
!, Finally, We want machinery fxed in
ths constitution so IL can be readjusted
when needed.
In conclusion, Mr.. Spruance urged
every man to vote AG the special elec
tion. Not to be too sure OF winning
Every man that stays at home votes
against reform Every man should de-
, HIS best to impress 1t on his neighbor.
Charlie Fl. Treat followed ME-. Bpru
!, nnce. He said he was happy TO ex
change greetings. Sussex with New
} CASTLE County. SUSSEX, he said, wal
3 working honestly and earnestly for re
9 form. The people of Snssex we're beini
educated to reform. They 1ished t
o save 81. COO Per year oy electing thei
Z own officers. They had been taush
Q that II they Gaya Wilmington represer
Y iation according to popu alton sh
9 would rule them, ay taxes upon thes
i farms and sell them out Tney wer
r beginning to see the folly OF tn ia nov
n and were willing and ready 20 gI-.
d Wilm!r gton her rights. 1t was n..t,
J. IsaId, for POLITICIANS to lead IN fef9rr
q movements.
d Politicians never he6aKe fstcf as,
!. until the people demanded 1t. Tn
population or Sussex was agriculture
Q and Wilmington should not &sk ~
Z much. The people OF Sussex are nc
Q ready for representation according I
= population. They wanted minorii
=. Representation. II would correct man
|. corrupt practices Even the Democrats
s he SAID, In Sussex favored district reI
i Tesen tation, because 1t would beneH
their own party. Hs thought The Coy
{ ernor should have q veto power on ia
r acts of the Legislature. In corclusior
I he said the people of Sussex woul
keep their pledges.
Anthony higgins, E,q was then II
0 trod uced. On account OF the latenes
0 Of the hour, Mr.. Higgins stated that b
r would enter into no discussion- II 3 sal
n he thought the reformers should be SUI
n ported. All Eopor. said he, TO A. T
T Robinson, 10 u. L. Martin and to Oha,
: b. Lore (appiause) for their stand 1
/ this matter. TninRs ere not now as thS
8 were formerly, nor are they ss they wi
" be. They day, he hoped, would com
o when American commerce would
8 restored, and In that day the Christian
would rival the CLYDE In shipbuildins
Mr. Higgins allusioD to the Volautee,
d built by the Pusey and Jones Company
y brought ont hearty applause He wan
J. ed district represen tatior, and believe,
that Is would unlock the whole diff
/. Guilty Of the State. Then, agatn, judse
!, should be elected. He then cited u C As
b where there was great delay beosus
8 the constitution required the clearin
d out OF the jails and the trying of a
q criminal cases befora civil cGss coul
. be tried.
/. Five judges, he said, we're able 10 d
Q nearly ali the work that came beior
: them, bat the law forbid Judge si
i, ting in his own county, SO that thre
Judges were required to do the work {
Q one. Mr.. Higgins ended with an earne'
r plea for reform, in which he said tht
Q the people OF Wilmington and Of Deli
% ware are faithless to their canse II the
9 do not arise In their might and strike
decisive blow ior the honor Of the
i State.
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Q A Fiend's Work.
An attempt to burn thirty Italian